Transmigrated into a cunning princess, she sets her sights on a celibate royal uncle.

A moment later, at Nongyue Pavilion.

Dressed in pristine white, Shang Que examined Jiang Xi's injuries and then sprinkled a bottle of medicinal powder into her palm.

The powder stung when it touched the wound, and Jiang Xi instinctively pulled her hand back.

Shang Que paused in his action of applying the medicine: "Does it hurt?"

Before Jiang Xi could speak, Huo Jingxuan said from the side, "How can it not hurt? You can see the bone. Be gentle!"

Shang Que was both amused and exasperated: "I'm already this light..."

Jiang Xi quickly waved her hand and said, "It doesn't hurt, you can continue!"

After sprinkling the remaining powder on her hands, Shang Que wrapped them with gauze again several times.

Huo Jingxuan stayed by his side, his gaze never leaving him from beginning to end.

Shang Que noticed something amiss and asked Huo Jingxuan, "Senior brother, this is the first time I've seen you so nervous around someone. You wouldn't happen to like Xiao Qi, would you?"

"Nonsense!" Huo Jingxuan retorted instinctively, "She's nothing more than one of my bed warmers!"

Jiang Xi didn't believe that Huo Jingxuan would really like her either, so she snorted and didn't say anything.

Shang Que noticed the slight unease on Huo Jingxuan's face, smiled, stood up, and shook his sleeves.

"Just be tough!"

With that, he walked straight out of the Nongyue Pavilion.

Huo Jingxuan glanced at Jiang Xi, recalling that she seemed to know Yan Zijin during the day.

So I couldn't help but ask, "What's your relationship with Yan Zijin? Why does he seem so enthusiastic towards you?"

Huo Jingxuan's tone was too casual, so Jiang Xi didn't think much of it and answered directly.

“When he was young, he came to the Yang family and was pushed into the pond by Yang Xuerou’s maid. I saved his life!”

"You saved him? Then didn't I save you too? Why aren't you as enthusiastic towards me?"

Huo Jingxuan's tone unconsciously carried a hint of jealousy.

Jiang Xi was slightly taken aback, sensing something amiss, and then turned her head to look at Huo Jingxuan.

"Am I not enthusiastic enough with my royal uncle? I even tied you to the bed, what more enthusiasm do you need?"

Huo Jingxuan choked for a moment, and looked at Jiang Xi with a complicated expression.

Jiang Xi was surprised to find that he wasn't angry at all despite her being so outspoken.

In the past, I would have scolded her with a stern face.

Curious, Jiang Xi couldn't help but look up at Huo Jingxuan's fair and delicate face.

The man had long, thick eyelashes, a high nose bridge, and thin, cherry-like lips; he looked very approachable.

Jiang Xi swallowed hard, trying to suppress the romantic thoughts in her heart, when a large hand reached around the back of her head, pressed down on the back of her head, and pushed it forward.

A warm touch came from her lips, and Jiang Xi stared wide-eyed in surprise at the face so close to hers.

This...this seems to be the first time Huo Jingxuan has taken the initiative to kiss her.

After a brief contact, Huo Jingxuan quickly let go, his expression somewhat complicated.

It seems that even he himself didn't realize why he did it.

But when the little girl looked at him with admiration in her eyes, he only had three thoughts in his mind: to kiss her!

He not only didn't reject Jiang Xi's blatant gaze, but even wanted to have more with her.

This kind of thinking was something I had never had before.

No, he couldn't continue to wallow in despair. Jiang Xi had an ulterior motive for approaching him, and he couldn't trust any of her sweet words.

Thinking this, Huo Jingxuan quickly reverted to his usual deep, taciturn, and cold-tongued regent.

Jiang Xi didn't understand why Huo Jingxuan would kiss her first. She just stared at him silently, hoping he would give her an explanation.

Huo Jingxuan, however, appeared completely at ease: "What? Didn't you say you wanted to be my bedchamber maid? Can't even I have a kiss?"

Jiang Xi was a little angry, not because of the words "chamber maid," but because of Huo Jingxuan's attitude at this moment.

But then she thought again that she hadn't come to the Prince's mansion to win his heart, but for the Cold Crow Token.

So whether he likes me or not is not that important.

Since we're all just putting on an act, she might as well play along to the end!

That night, Huo Jingxuan asked Jiang Xi to stay overnight at Nongyue Pavilion and share a bed with him, which Jiang Xi naturally did not refuse.

This is a rare opportunity to find the mechanism on Huo Jingxuan's white jade bed after he falls asleep!

However, to her surprise, Huo Jingxuan was even more resilient than she was.

During the day, she hunted, riding horses and being chased, even though her physical strength was much better than before.

However, after lying in bed, he was too weak and his eyelids kept drooping.

In contrast, Huo Jingxuan, lying fully clothed by the bedside, had been reading a military book for a long time while still looking energetic.

Jiang Xi couldn't help but grumble and ask him, "Isn't Uncle tired? Reading so late at night isn't good for your eyes!"

Huo Jingxuan held the book with one hand, turned his head to look at Jiang Xi, and his eyes were somewhat inscrutable.

"You want me to sleep with you? Hmm, that's not a good idea, you still have an injury on your hand!"

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood what Huo Jingxuan meant. Her face flushed red, and she turned away angrily.

"Fine, I'm not going to sleep then, I'm going to sleep now!"

Huo Jingxuan looked at the girl's thin shoulders, smiled silently, put down his book, leaned over, and hugged the girl's warm body tightly from behind, pressing her against his chest.

"Okay, go to sleep!"

Jiang Xi opened her eyes in the darkness, feeling the burning heat of the man behind her. For some reason, her heart tightened again and again.

This even caused some worry and fear.

With her sleepiness completely gone, Jiang Xi was filled with anxiety. After hesitating for a long time, she took advantage of the moment when Huo Jingxuan couldn't see her face clearly.

He asked in a muffled voice, "Uncle, will you really marry Yang Xuerou?"

"Didn't you say you wouldn't make a fuss about this?" Huo Jingxuan retorted.

Jiang Xi hesitated for a moment: "I have no right to argue with you, but... Yang Xuerou, she really is not a good person!"

Huo Jingxuan turned Jiang Xi over, making her face him, and asked, "Then what kind of good person do you think I am?"

“You…” Jiang Xi reached out and touched Huo Jingxuan’s face: “You really aren’t a good person!”

He not only killed his own brother, the emperor, but also wielded power in the court, his ambitions were obvious, so he could hardly be considered a good person.

Huo Jingxuan wasn't angry at Jiang Xi's assessment; he simply smiled silently.

"So what does it matter who I marry? Anyway..."

"Anyway what?" Jiang Xi pressed.

Huo Jingxuan frowned, refusing to continue speaking.

Those who abuse power will sooner or later be crushed by it and meet a bad end!

The new emperor may seem incompetent, but only Huo Jingxuan knows that he is merely biding his time.

He was waiting, waiting for an opportunity to bite him to death.

But unfortunately, he was the person Jiang Zun had entrusted with his life, and he didn't want to betray the emperor's kindness, nor did he want to betray his own heart.